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back to iraq? >> narrator: there was a meeting with his friend nouri al-maliki. together, they signed an agreement that would keep american troops in iraq through at least 2011. >> the policy was that we want to build a long term partnership with iraq, and that in their realm of security, some level of security presence was envisaged. >> narrator: in effect, president bush had made sure his successor, barack obama, would keep american troops in place for at least three more years. >> what he's done is sort of set the pace of the war for his successor. his successor will come in and have this agreement already signed with the iraqis, dictating how the next three years will go. and bush has basically guaranteed that his successor will keep troops there, at least on some level, well into the next term. >> narrator: but then, as bush celebrated the agreement... (angry shouting) >> narrator: the shoes had come from an iraqi reporter angry about the deaths of at least 100,000 iraqi civilians in the years
back to iraq? >> narrator: there was a meeting with his friend nouri al-maliki. together, they signed an agreement that would keep american troops in iraq through at least 2011. >> the policy was that we want to build a long term partnership with iraq, and that in their realm of security, some level of security presence was envisaged. >> narrator: in effect, president bush had made sure his successor, barack obama, would keep american troops in place for at least three more...
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out of iraq as we were careless getting in. >> obama failed to make a deal with iraq. in december of 2011 he brought all of the troops home. >> we are leaving behind a sovereign stable self reliant iraq. >> what i saw was this is a fragile situation but this is an effort of americans to put us in a place where we have a chance. >> 24-hours after the last soldier left al-maliki was arrested showing it was not as stable as hoped the threat of violence was there. >> what he did in 2004 was destroy every chance he had. he messed up the opportunity that was there however fragile it may have been. >> in 2012 with the reelection campaign in full swing obama had the foreign policy successes. >> osama bin laden is dead. >> that narrative was about to be severely challenged. less than a week after the democratic convention four americans including christopher stevens was murdered. when they attacked in benghazi, libya. there was turning unrest in syria where bish shallal assad had a crushing revolt. insurgents were there. >> it was less than two years ago president obama was say
out of iraq as we were careless getting in. >> obama failed to make a deal with iraq. in december of 2011 he brought all of the troops home. >> we are leaving behind a sovereign stable self reliant iraq. >> what i saw was this is a fragile situation but this is an effort of americans to put us in a place where we have a chance. >> 24-hours after the last soldier left al-maliki was arrested showing it was not as stable as hoped the threat of violence was there. >>...
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and iraq as a whole. however, since this crisis began, and we recognize we are dealing with new realities on the ground that we have to recognize and deal with, we have established a joint operations center in erbil to work with the kurdish forces and with the perg merg w me peshmerga and they're going to need some help. that will work most effectively if it is done in cooperation and coordination with baghdad with us providing a mediating role where necessary. we're in an active conversation with them. they have a good deal of autonomy now. i'm sure they'll ask for more and that will be done under the constitution. vice president berzoni has been on the phone a number of times with our vice president biden. he wants to act through the constitutional framework. short answer to your question, we are in a very active conversations with the kurds about this. i am happy to follow up with you as it unfolds over the coming months. >> and the united states will support more autonomy for the kurds than i assume?
and iraq as a whole. however, since this crisis began, and we recognize we are dealing with new realities on the ground that we have to recognize and deal with, we have established a joint operations center in erbil to work with the kurdish forces and with the perg merg w me peshmerga and they're going to need some help. that will work most effectively if it is done in cooperation and coordination with baghdad with us providing a mediating role where necessary. we're in an active conversation...
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we met in iraq. as a country, we have invested so significantly in that country, so of course we are invested in making sure that it continues as a viable state and doesn't become a breeding ground for terrorists. >> so having spent time there as i did, do you believe circumstances on the ground would be different had we maintained a s.o.f.a.? using the excuse -- and i see it as an excuse -- that the government couldn't get itself together enough to get support if it, we get that. they didn't want us there. that's a big surprise. didn't we have some responsibility to make sure it happened? i mean, the president's got a pen and a phone. if he'd have said, we're staying, what are you going to do about it? would things be different? do you think things would be different now if we would have stayed in some fashion, providing some security prorks vieding some intelligence, providing some oversight of a fledgling government in a very difficult circumstance that we earned a victory for and literally almost
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especially in iraq. at its core, this alignment is about self-preservation of rogue actors that seek to maintain power by destabilizing others and keeping weak governments susceptible to malign influence. in my view, iraq does not have to proceed down this path and it is up to iraq's leaders to chart a different course for their country. i'm deeply disappointed that after years of u.s. investment and time and resources, the loss of thousands of american lives, and the commitment of billions of dollars to support iraq's political development and the creation of a responsible, capable iraqi security deserted communities they were responsible for protecting, abandoned u.s. military equipment and fled from isis fighters. at the same time, isis' expansion across iraq and its reception by iraq sunni communities and tribes would not have been possible except for the accumulation of years of destructive sectarian, corrupt policies by the central government in baghdad. iraq has the potential to be an economically
especially in iraq. at its core, this alignment is about self-preservation of rogue actors that seek to maintain power by destabilizing others and keeping weak governments susceptible to malign influence. in my view, iraq does not have to proceed down this path and it is up to iraq's leaders to chart a different course for their country. i'm deeply disappointed that after years of u.s. investment and time and resources, the loss of thousands of american lives, and the commitment of billions of...
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well as this would ever ever take over the iraq and what's in store for iraq that's it for this edition of. time. rise of the islamic state or are you sis in the middle east is said to reorder political realities in the region the west feel colonial agenda for the arab world is coming to an end it would seem the arab spring has been replaced with a jihadi summer. my friends there are friends coco chanel jim as well as making a global economic policy these days a collapsing i'm proud of what america is taking everyone i don't lose friends and not influence people. on there and in the financial world. i'm not stopping only taking credit. in life there are. to build a. mission to teach. only. ukraine's military retakes more cities in the east clearing the way with heavy artillery shelling presidential areas. palestinian teen who was beaten by police protests against alleged abuse of power by israel spread. face faith in their government. spying on. the public wondering whether berlin will ever do anything to stop washington's want to.
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we met in iraq. as a country, we have invested so significantly in that country, so of course we are invested in making sure that it continues as a viable state and doesn't become a breeding ground for terrorists. >> so having spent time there as i did, do you believe circumstances on the ground would be different had we maintained a s.o.f.a.? using the excuse -- and i see it as an excuse -- that the government couldn't get itself together enough to get support if it, we get that. they didn't want us there. that's a big surprise. didn't we have some responsibility to make sure it happened? i mean, the president's got a pen and a phone. if he'd have said, we're staying, what are you going to do about it? would things be different? do you think things would be different now if we would have stayed in some fashion, providing some security prorks vieding some intelligence, providing some oversight of a fledgling government in a very difficult circumstance that we earned a victory for and literally almost
we met in iraq. as a country, we have invested so significantly in that country, so of course we are invested in making sure that it continues as a viable state and doesn't become a breeding ground for terrorists. >> so having spent time there as i did, do you believe circumstances on the ground would be different had we maintained a s.o.f.a.? using the excuse -- and i see it as an excuse -- that the government couldn't get itself together enough to get support if it, we get that. they...
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what would iraq look like? i think iraq would be fine. when you take an equation with three variables you have a more complex equation. but when you take one variable away its easier to solve the problem. iraq consist with the kurds and arabs. in decision to that you have the sunni and shiite. if you take county attorney away the kurdish ethnic part -- >> you sound like you disagree with that. >> i do disagree, it's not entirely--the points are well taken, but we've got 80 years of iraqi history that did not get swept under the barrel. this is not just about sunny and shiite. there is a kurd dynamic to this as well. there are non-kurdish who are in kirkuk. the idea of the kurds just shifting away is not just the al maliki issue. there is the kurdish nationalism, and arab nationalism. and then there are these oil fields. i see this again as not a very clean velvet revolution of people going their separate ways in a nice divorce, but a messy one depending on again how the process falls out. but i don't see it being a clean sweep. >> we'll d
what would iraq look like? i think iraq would be fine. when you take an equation with three variables you have a more complex equation. but when you take one variable away its easier to solve the problem. iraq consist with the kurds and arabs. in decision to that you have the sunni and shiite. if you take county attorney away the kurdish ethnic part -- >> you sound like you disagree with that. >> i do disagree, it's not entirely--the points are well taken, but we've got 80 years of...
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well as his would ever ever take over the iraq and what's in store for iraq that's it for this edition of. time. your friend post a photo from a vacation you can't afford college it's different. the boss repeats the same old joke of course you like. your ex-girlfriend still tends to rejection poetry keep. ignore it. we post only what really matters at r.t. to your facebook news feed i'm abby martin the stories we cover here we're not going to hear any right other big story the extra headlines and talk there is a reason they don't want you to now that are important that we should all be completely outraged and let's break the set. this is what we do we kill people and break things. we can see something if simple as people playing a soccer game we can see individual players and a community of all. i can almost see is facial expression you can see is a mouth open and crying out. maybe cursed oath or maybe he asked. for forgiveness for. there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or in. dramas that can't be ignored to. stories others refuse to notice. the faces change the
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ultimately, it is the people of iraq who will decide the future of iraq. >> he is a man known for his mediation skills. george mitchell helped broker peace in northern ireland. he also tried his hand in the middle east, serving as u.s. chief envoy to the israeli and palestinians under president barack obama. >> for both sides, the disadvantages of not getting an agreement are much greater than the difficulties that will come wiet
ultimately, it is the people of iraq who will decide the future of iraq. >> he is a man known for his mediation skills. george mitchell helped broker peace in northern ireland. he also tried his hand in the middle east, serving as u.s. chief envoy to the israeli and palestinians under president barack obama. >> for both sides, the disadvantages of not getting an agreement are much greater than the difficulties that will come wiet
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especially in iraq. at its core, this alignment is about self-preservation of rogue actors that seek to maintain power by destabilizing others and keeping weak governments susceptible to malign influence. in my view, iraq does not have to proceed down this path and it is up to iraq's leaders to chart a different course for their country. i'm deeply disappointed that after years of u.s. investment and time and resources, the loss of thousands of american lives, and the commitment of billions of dollars to support iraq's political development and the creation of a responsible, capable iraqi security deserted communities they were responsible for protecting, abandoned u.s. military equipment and fled from isis fighters. at the same time, isis' expansion across iraq and its reception by iraq sunni communities and tribes would not have been possible except for the accumulation of years of destructive sectarian, corrupt policies by the central government in baghdad. iraq has the potential to be an economically
especially in iraq. at its core, this alignment is about self-preservation of rogue actors that seek to maintain power by destabilizing others and keeping weak governments susceptible to malign influence. in my view, iraq does not have to proceed down this path and it is up to iraq's leaders to chart a different course for their country. i'm deeply disappointed that after years of u.s. investment and time and resources, the loss of thousands of american lives, and the commitment of billions of...
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occupation of iraq. none of the arab forces willing to fight with us were willing to invade iraq. once you got to iraq and took it over and took down saddam hussein's government, what are you going to put in its place? if you take down the central government of iraq, you can easily end up e seeing pieces of iraq fly off. the syrians would like to hand to the west part of eastern iraq. in the north you have the kurds. the kurds spin lose and join. you have threatened the territory of turkey. it's a quagmire. >> i think the contrast between what cheney said in 1994 and what he says 20 years later is actually very e lust rative of this point. and that is what passes for foreign policy debate today is what is partisan. r' the business of defending george bush. now he's in the business of defending george w. bush but basically attacks barack obama blaming obama for any difficulties that we're having. and the point about partisanship really applies in a what larger stage when you look at the people who get invited on the sunday talk shows or whose op-eds appear in the "washington times"
occupation of iraq. none of the arab forces willing to fight with us were willing to invade iraq. once you got to iraq and took it over and took down saddam hussein's government, what are you going to put in its place? if you take down the central government of iraq, you can easily end up e seeing pieces of iraq fly off. the syrians would like to hand to the west part of eastern iraq. in the north you have the kurds. the kurds spin lose and join. you have threatened the territory of turkey....
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could have maintained a unigied iraq in -- unified iraq in any way? >> that strikes me as dubious logic. the reason we had a surge was 150,000 troops could not maintain the peace in iraq. to think that 20,000 troops would keep it unified does not add up. i think the problem is beyond the military, it's a political one. we need to address it politically, not militarily. >> our previous guest called for boots on the ground. what role should the u.s. play with the call for independence. >> part of the problem with boots on the ground escalates, 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 and we are back ideas. the issue is not defeating i.s.i.s. or is, but it is constructing a government addressing the needs of the sunnis. one of the reasons it's been formed is they have support among the sunni population, the same people that we relied on during the sunni awakening to drive out aliyer. if we are able to -- al qaeda, if we are able to give the sunnis what they want, bringing them into the fold to drive i.s.i.s. out. that is a more successful strategy than committing u.s. tro
could have maintained a unigied iraq in -- unified iraq in any way? >> that strikes me as dubious logic. the reason we had a surge was 150,000 troops could not maintain the peace in iraq. to think that 20,000 troops would keep it unified does not add up. i think the problem is beyond the military, it's a political one. we need to address it politically, not militarily. >> our previous guest called for boots on the ground. what role should the u.s. play with the call for...
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we try to keep the energy of iraq. -- the unity of iraq. others were building unity -- destroying unity and democracy. we tried to tell everybody the solution for the country is to have a structure in iraq thomas of the sunnis can have their area, the she is can have their area, the kurds can have their area, and baghdad can be for all of us. they rejected that. instead of going in the direction of democracy, they were going in the democracy -- direction of dictatorship. instead of going in the direction of gradually establishing and building a federal structure, they were going the direction of the dictatorship system. in the end, we ended up with three states and they are different from each other. with the new process, rebuilding the new political process, we are going to be part of it. yesterday, the iraqi parliament tried to have the first meeting, they failed. next week, they will come together. next week, they will come together to choose the speaker of the parliament, the president of the country, and the prime minister of the count
we try to keep the energy of iraq. -- the unity of iraq. others were building unity -- destroying unity and democracy. we tried to tell everybody the solution for the country is to have a structure in iraq thomas of the sunnis can have their area, the she is can have their area, the kurds can have their area, and baghdad can be for all of us. they rejected that. instead of going in the direction of democracy, they were going in the democracy -- direction of dictatorship. instead of going in the...
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i want to talk about the division of iraq, or keen iraq whole. a the one hand, when you look at some of these borders in the middle east they were done by the colonialists and i have obvious felt why should we be obligated to maintain those borders? iraq is not a real state. it was slapped together. you've got the kurds, you have the shia and the sunni, who really don't want to be part of each other, and so particularly the kurds, who have autonomy now, practically have their own nation, and probably will proclaim it very shortly, so my sympathies would be to say to the kurds, well, why should we suck you back into iraq? you have the right to your own nation. frankly nobody has ever explained to me why the palestinians are entitled to self-determination, but somehow the kurds are not. i don't know -- i don't think that's fair, quite frankly. other than the, we're told that if the kurds break off, there's practically no way that you could stop the rad cams from dominating what's left of iraq and that the kurds provide some sort of a counterbalance
i want to talk about the division of iraq, or keen iraq whole. a the one hand, when you look at some of these borders in the middle east they were done by the colonialists and i have obvious felt why should we be obligated to maintain those borders? iraq is not a real state. it was slapped together. you've got the kurds, you have the shia and the sunni, who really don't want to be part of each other, and so particularly the kurds, who have autonomy now, practically have their own nation, and...
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iraq. but we look at isis as indicative of a more epidemic challenge and that is the continue rise of powers in a broad range of actors in key regions across the world and see the headlines in eastern ukraine as another example of this trend. so the trend is bearing out this factor of individual empowerment that the global trends report highlighted and it is a central focus of my initiative. the fact a group in a remote part of the world is able to deny sovereignty to two nation states and claim part of each as its own with no immediate challenge is but one very, very concern development but there is a range of others that will surprise all of us over the next several years. back to the specific issue, a coalition among the countries i talked about obviously presents enormous diplomatic and economic challenges. we are here to discuss what the partnerships might mean for global security and go politics. it builds on the work at the centers here at the atlantic council and it is part of large
iraq. but we look at isis as indicative of a more epidemic challenge and that is the continue rise of powers in a broad range of actors in key regions across the world and see the headlines in eastern ukraine as another example of this trend. so the trend is bearing out this factor of individual empowerment that the global trends report highlighted and it is a central focus of my initiative. the fact a group in a remote part of the world is able to deny sovereignty to two nation states and...
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if we're going to help iraq to stabilize and help iraq look the path that we reside like to see iraq take, that iraqis would like to see, then we need a forward-looking policy. we can't be consumed in the debates of the past and who is responsible for getting us here. we have to have a forward-looking policy. >> thank you, michael. i might ask you a quick question which i will do with each panelist and then go on to ambassador huff. i think for them the very compelling case for why the u.s.-iranian cooperation is not necessarily desirable and wouldn't be productive for a number of reasons but i wonder if things proceed in the direction that ambassador faily excused and -- discussed and if we think this is going on for quite a while, even to -- even if it extended roughly four month and there is a u.s.-iranian deal -- a deal on the nuclear program, what happens if u.s. forces and iranian forces are on the same battlefield looking for the same end? so i would understand and i certainly agree with almost all of your points on why we shouldn't plan such cooperation, but we could end en -
if we're going to help iraq to stabilize and help iraq look the path that we reside like to see iraq take, that iraqis would like to see, then we need a forward-looking policy. we can't be consumed in the debates of the past and who is responsible for getting us here. we have to have a forward-looking policy. >> thank you, michael. i might ask you a quick question which i will do with each panelist and then go on to ambassador huff. i think for them the very compelling case for why the...
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the people of iraq think of themselves as iraqis. the people of syria think of themselves as syrian. and the people of lebanon think of themselves lebanese. this borders that these borders simply do not exist will not agree with the people of the middle east. do you. >> do you think it will be a failure. >> yes, will "t" will notaries --it will not resonate with the arabs of the region. >> but doesn't it up the ante, we might say, to create this multi national territory, try to hold onto it, and say that you are ambition, your long-term ambition is to remove that border between syria and iraq. >> well, i think it does create some significant problems and risk for the caliphate, the islamic state or isis, depending on what you want to call it. it risks push back from contemporary arabs, challenges sovereign states of the region and in particular the monarchy of saudi arabia is going to create problems for isis' agenda in the region. >> this comes at a time when the central state in iraq is weak. baghdad can't necessarily push back isi
the people of iraq think of themselves as iraqis. the people of syria think of themselves as syrian. and the people of lebanon think of themselves lebanese. this borders that these borders simply do not exist will not agree with the people of the middle east. do you. >> do you think it will be a failure. >> yes, will "t" will notaries --it will not resonate with the arabs of the region. >> but doesn't it up the ante, we might say, to create this multi national...
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or indeed in the case of iraq. arrangements now one interesting point i heard the make about iraq was that despite professing its support for federal legislation americans also way air favor of centralization of power in baghdad because they saw that as a way of sort of making sure that back that can stand up to you and i wonder if the lack of support to federalize ational for ukraine is motivated by the same calculation. needs to be able to quote unquote stand up to moscow and therefore while i guess remain under western umbrella i think the. american thinking after all it's a very strange paradox why does america support historically a strong the only rational answer is that they want to strong to balance against iran but logically the moment america the democratization of iraq it was inevitable that there was going to be a majority and pro shiite government. which would inevitably be pro raney and so logically by this stage one would have imagined that the american state department would be reconsidering its opt
or indeed in the case of iraq. arrangements now one interesting point i heard the make about iraq was that despite professing its support for federal legislation americans also way air favor of centralization of power in baghdad because they saw that as a way of sort of making sure that back that can stand up to you and i wonder if the lack of support to federalize ational for ukraine is motivated by the same calculation. needs to be able to quote unquote stand up to moscow and therefore while...
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and when you compare iraq to any other country people tend to crane but i think you yourself thought a very interesting course comparing iraq to sit down so let's take that comparison a bit further to ukraine because it seems to me that you know a couple of years ago many a western aspirants western political scientists were all in favor of federalism and as you know as a solution for iraq but at the same time many of those experts are now increasingly skeptical if federal is a sham is good for ukraine why was it in theory good for baghdad but not so good for key you're quite right to point to a tension in the way western political scientists look at federalism most tend to advocate what they call integrated federations that is to say federations in which there will be significant decentralization but there is no express recognition of cultural linguistic or national difference most americans and. multinational multiethnic federation it seems to me that one should should be consistent that in places like ukraine which are characterized by serious difference and indeed difference as w
and when you compare iraq to any other country people tend to crane but i think you yourself thought a very interesting course comparing iraq to sit down so let's take that comparison a bit further to ukraine because it seems to me that you know a couple of years ago many a western aspirants western political scientists were all in favor of federalism and as you know as a solution for iraq but at the same time many of those experts are now increasingly skeptical if federal is a sham is good for...
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well as these were never ever take over the iraq and what's in store for iraq that's it for this edition of. time. placed specific places tried to. play polo going to. be a much more interesting thing every minute. mummy . oh well. like ok. let's say the. place case is closed it's let's play sometimes from nothing which lead to sleep. to look just keep still can still be just everything you see the stage eight look to be. but speech was. plenty. to claim right on the same place the first st luke and i think the church. played. on our reporters twitter. and instagram. to be in the lead on mom. there's a media legal so we leave them to be. motions to cure the. well you call the musical. their shoes that no one is there with the guests they deserve answers from . politics. to. the planes minute server takes more cities in the east clearing the way with heavy artillery attacks and selling of residential areas. make a my me put me in for a moment lower. being that point me in the face when i want to conjure an art scene meets a palestinian scene who was beaten by israeli police as protons the
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of iraq. isis continue to advance its cause of an islamic state and christians are being targeted either fleeing, forced to convert or be killed. we have been inadequate in our response to this crisis. the committee has repeatedly called on the administration to do more, to get more engaged and to be decisive because it has been paralyzed by inaction. the threat is very real for iraq in the region and it won't go away by wishing it away. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. we now go to mr. ted deutsche of florida. >> thank you, chairman, for holding today's critical hearing and for the witnesses for appearing today. i know that you just returned from several week it is in iraq. i hope you will be able to provide an update on efforts for political reconciliation. the request to establish in iraq is terrorizing nations. according to the u.n., 1,500 people were culled in the month of june in iraq and the news of this weekend's horrific persecution of christians in mosul adds another layer. the
of iraq. isis continue to advance its cause of an islamic state and christians are being targeted either fleeing, forced to convert or be killed. we have been inadequate in our response to this crisis. the committee has repeatedly called on the administration to do more, to get more engaged and to be decisive because it has been paralyzed by inaction. the threat is very real for iraq in the region and it won't go away by wishing it away. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. we now go to...
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to make a deal with iraq. in december of 2011, he brought all the troops home. >> we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant iraq. >> the quotes i saw from him on a consistent basis were, you know, this is a fragile situation, but we're in a place where we have a chance. >> 24 hours after the last soldier left, iraqi president maliki issued an arrest warrant for his sunni vice president, suggesting the situation in iraq was not as stable as some hoped. and that the threat of sectarian violence remained. >> what maliki did in 2011 forward was destroy every single chance he had. maliki basically messed up the opportunity that was there. however fragile it may have been. >> in 2012, with the re-election campaign in full swing, obama was touting the administration's foreign policy successes. >> al qaeda is on the path to defeat and dead. >> but that narrative was about to be severely challenged. less than a week after the democratic convention, four americans including ambassador christopher stevens
to make a deal with iraq. in december of 2011, he brought all the troops home. >> we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant iraq. >> the quotes i saw from him on a consistent basis were, you know, this is a fragile situation, but we're in a place where we have a chance. >> 24 hours after the last soldier left, iraqi president maliki issued an arrest warrant for his sunni vice president, suggesting the situation in iraq was not as stable as some hoped. and that...
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increasing threat to iraq. we developed platforms with the iraqis to try to develop a better intelligence picture. a lot of it was slow going. on the political side, we are very focused when the crisis began to make clear any tribal fighters fighting up will get full benefits and resources at the state. iraqis agreed to train 1,000 nati native fallujahs. they lost because the isil networks, in particularly in fallujah with snipers with ied and military sophistication is able to overmatch any tribal force that comes to confront it. it's also the situation in northern niowa. over time given the infiltrations from syria, the amount of force isil can bring to bear, it is very difficult for locals to stand up to them. >> you say cooperation with the iraqi government was slow in coming. where does the fault lie with that? were we slow to recognize the threat of isis or was the iraqi government simply slow to heed the warnings we were given or the cooperation that we offered? >> i think we started moving fairly aggres
increasing threat to iraq. we developed platforms with the iraqis to try to develop a better intelligence picture. a lot of it was slow going. on the political side, we are very focused when the crisis began to make clear any tribal fighters fighting up will get full benefits and resources at the state. iraqis agreed to train 1,000 nati native fallujahs. they lost because the isil networks, in particularly in fallujah with snipers with ied and military sophistication is able to overmatch any...
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to really for a major oil fields in iraq so what about a bet if. they're getting away with. lever we. can now energy isn't the only british oil from to operate in kurdistan gulf keystone owns several sites in kurdish north iraq the city now in production with their oil and canals pipeline that runs directly from the region these small british players could be in store for massive profits by the baghdad likes it or not fully boyko r.t. london. protesters in london could soon find themselves mark why an ultraviolet dye which is normally used to track weaves and burglars now police commissioners are pushing for the use of dye in the water cannons three of these controversial crowd control weapons have just been bought by the mayor of london they use is yet to be approved by the home secretary but i debate has been raging over the harm they could cause. by the a powerful jets mayor boris johnson even said he's prepared to be shot by one to show their safe but rights campaigners including kerry and mendoza insist there is widespread evidence of the dang
to really for a major oil fields in iraq so what about a bet if. they're getting away with. lever we. can now energy isn't the only british oil from to operate in kurdistan gulf keystone owns several sites in kurdish north iraq the city now in production with their oil and canals pipeline that runs directly from the region these small british players could be in store for massive profits by the baghdad likes it or not fully boyko r.t. london. protesters in london could soon find themselves mark...
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especially in syria and iraq, what do you want? we can go to the arms market and you can pick out whatever you want among the different cumulation of weapons we have there. an isis, islamic state, whatever you want to call it, they've been able to acquire donations, weapons, and they have rocket launchers, and they have tanks, and they have all kinds of--including some helicopters, i'm told. >> so mohammed, let's talk a little bit more about the religious content of this call that laite was talking about. if you go into your mother's kitchen and say, you know, one country over, two countries over they made this call, and i'm going is that going to close the sale? your mother is going to say, well, it is a religious call, good luck, i'll pray for you son, or are they going to say sit down. forget it. this is not the caliph. this is not the caliphate, go to work tomorrow. >> this is an interesting point because something that was mentioned is that it doesn't matter how the caliph is declared, it becomes obligatory for everyone to suc
especially in syria and iraq, what do you want? we can go to the arms market and you can pick out whatever you want among the different cumulation of weapons we have there. an isis, islamic state, whatever you want to call it, they've been able to acquire donations, weapons, and they have rocket launchers, and they have tanks, and they have all kinds of--including some helicopters, i'm told. >> so mohammed, let's talk a little bit more about the religious content of this call that laite...
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you know iraq and iraq they want and allow it and then they sound like my god scott so i say hang on guys think it's going to be i want to go down and washington go ahead i believe you out of you out of giving too much for through like this and i think. the you know x. if you have to any country and i would have walked through the controls the controls of international shipping say. oh i keep going keep going get out go ahead man i mean maybe this is true is that religion is a big part of the story but it is not the whole story and i really don't i cannot ignore the islamic country and i believe it will be a very bad forty one like this it's going to be and in a lot of muslim conflict this lemma conflict and it is also true is that you know and we have been entertaining for over forty years ago bottom end baghdad again i mean as a war in iraq war was because we had a ridiculous so needleman it's a government in baghdad it is a national security issue for it and it and will never accept to leave with so needleman at the government in baghdad and so that it be out of office have to on
you know iraq and iraq they want and allow it and then they sound like my god scott so i say hang on guys think it's going to be i want to go down and washington go ahead i believe you out of you out of giving too much for through like this and i think. the you know x. if you have to any country and i would have walked through the controls the controls of international shipping say. oh i keep going keep going get out go ahead man i mean maybe this is true is that religion is a big part of the...
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they were corralled by britain into a new country - iraq. ruled by abdullah's brother king fivesal. >> he would rule for them, do their bidding and save themselves expense of declaring iraq or mesapertania a full-blown protectate. iraq served britain's economic interest in the persian gulf. it made little sense for religious and ethnic groups within its borders, who chased under baghdad's rule. the map continued to evolve through the 20th century. as for iraq. the monarchy was overthrown by a military coup. setting the statement for saddam hussein to seize power before he was ousted in the united states. >> ethnic and sectarian tensions flared in the years that followed, creating an opening for sunni insurgents to gain a foothold in iraq, where they hope to undo borders laid down 100 years ago. >>> i spoke to louis, a former chief of operations for the c.i.a. and asked if the u.s. could have maintained a unified iraq. >> that strikes me as tubious logic. the reason we had a surge is because 150,000 troops could not maintain the peace in iraq
they were corralled by britain into a new country - iraq. ruled by abdullah's brother king fivesal. >> he would rule for them, do their bidding and save themselves expense of declaring iraq or mesapertania a full-blown protectate. iraq served britain's economic interest in the persian gulf. it made little sense for religious and ethnic groups within its borders, who chased under baghdad's rule. the map continued to evolve through the 20th century. as for iraq. the monarchy was overthrown...
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and iran in iraq, the stability of iraq. again, ask yourself -- is top interest in iraq? remember, countries have hierarchies of interest. i do nothing we have seen iran behave in a way that suggests that the stability of iraq is iran a possible stop interest or even necessarily one of its top interests. when the u.s. was involved in any work in trying to help iraqis build a stable and sovereign democracy, iran was completely un-helpful. iran was the chief agent for promoting instability in iraq in an effort to drive u.s. forces out of iraq, which was an interest of iran's which shrank any assurance about the stability of iraq, even when it became clear that the united withdrawing-- was forces with iraq after president obama was elected. what we see from iran is not a diminution of their support for extremists and militants, but it increase in it. as u.s. troops were leaving, we saw an increase in iranian support for those extremist groups. for what reason, you'll have to ask the iranians, but perhaps the u.s. forces. there have been other times in the iran-iraq history w
and iran in iraq, the stability of iraq. again, ask yourself -- is top interest in iraq? remember, countries have hierarchies of interest. i do nothing we have seen iran behave in a way that suggests that the stability of iraq is iran a possible stop interest or even necessarily one of its top interests. when the u.s. was involved in any work in trying to help iraqis build a stable and sovereign democracy, iran was completely un-helpful. iran was the chief agent for promoting instability in...
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had in iraq. objective thatat people in western iraq in this period even if they had back in 2006, 2007 when the u.s. was very great numbers, people decided to side with the iraqi security forces. that is what left the door open for isis to come in. the people-- some of supporting isis are the same kind of people that supported the united states at the time of the surge. they switch from al qaeda to the united states. they gave up on al qaeda and didn't like the way al qaeda conducted itself and didn't like the ruthlessness of it all. >> one hopes something like that occurs again, if they turn against isis. there is another thing then and now which is there has to be an attractive force in baghdad that is a government that signifies to them it is protecting all sex cts in all parts of the country's. . >> was a failure of intelligence not to know how strong isis have become and how they used their games so well in terms of how much money they've incorporated by taking on the banks of places they ca
had in iraq. objective thatat people in western iraq in this period even if they had back in 2006, 2007 when the u.s. was very great numbers, people decided to side with the iraqi security forces. that is what left the door open for isis to come in. the people-- some of supporting isis are the same kind of people that supported the united states at the time of the surge. they switch from al qaeda to the united states. they gave up on al qaeda and didn't like the way al qaeda conducted itself...
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in iraq. >> it does feel like paralysis. i think, again, in my experience, it's very difficult -- this may be surprising to many people, but it's very difficult for the u.s. government at that level to deal with more than two, three, four, crises at a time and the problem, if you look around the world now, there are fires burning everywhere. you've got the middle east, most obviously, but you have serious problems with russia. if you look at the far east, i could make the case that what we see going on in the south china and the east china sea may be the most dangerous place in the world for a whole series of reasons. so sitting in the white house in the state department or defense department, you're looking at a world where you can't work on two or three crises and say i'll put these aside for a while, they're all burning at the same time. it's hard for the u.s. government to organize forces and deploy forces to deal with all that. >> jonathan: you were deeply involved in iraq, what is your sense of the threat al quaida pos
in iraq. >> it does feel like paralysis. i think, again, in my experience, it's very difficult -- this may be surprising to many people, but it's very difficult for the u.s. government at that level to deal with more than two, three, four, crises at a time and the problem, if you look around the world now, there are fires burning everywhere. you've got the middle east, most obviously, but you have serious problems with russia. if you look at the far east, i could make the case that what...
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especially in iraq. at its core, this alignment is about self-preservation of rogue actors that seek to maintain power by destabilizing others and keeping weak governments susceptible to malign influence. in my view, iraq does not have to proceed down this path and it is up to iraq's leaders to chart a different course for their country. i'm deeply disappointed that after years of u.s. investment and time and resources, the loss of thousands of american lives, and the commitment of billions of dollars to support iraq's political development and the creation of a responsible, capable iraqi security deserted communities they were responsible for protecting, abandoned u.s. military equipment and fled from isis fighters. at the same time, isis' expansion across iraq and its reception by iraq sunni communities and tribes would not have been possible except for the accumulation of years of destructive sectarian, corrupt policies by the central government in baghdad. iraq has the potential to be an economically
especially in iraq. at its core, this alignment is about self-preservation of rogue actors that seek to maintain power by destabilizing others and keeping weak governments susceptible to malign influence. in my view, iraq does not have to proceed down this path and it is up to iraq's leaders to chart a different course for their country. i'm deeply disappointed that after years of u.s. investment and time and resources, the loss of thousands of american lives, and the commitment of billions of...
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>> iraq really has disintegrated already. it is still called iraq. in may go on being called iraq, but if you are in baghdad, particularly shia, you cannot move far north or west of the city without being in isis controlled territory where you might be killed. in isis controlled territory, you can move to baghdad or into the kurdish , which is just expanded. he really has disintegrated. it is always rather amazing people talk about, we are on the edge of disintegration. it is a fact. it has already happened. i think of saudi arabia has been crucial in the past. saudi arabia and the sunni mornin monarchies has never really accepted the shia-dominated government in baghdad. they have given support to jihadis in the past, private donors in saudi arabia have supported these movements. these days, they may be regretting it. there is always a division in saudi policy from the former ambassador in washington and had of saudi intelligence who had a very forward policy for supporting jihadi movements in syria. and those in saudi arabia said, no, no, this is a
>> iraq really has disintegrated already. it is still called iraq. in may go on being called iraq, but if you are in baghdad, particularly shia, you cannot move far north or west of the city without being in isis controlled territory where you might be killed. in isis controlled territory, you can move to baghdad or into the kurdish , which is just expanded. he really has disintegrated. it is always rather amazing people talk about, we are on the edge of disintegration. it is a fact. it...
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the sharp debate over iraq and the iraq war promises an explosion and fallout into 2016 up there with the democratic fratric are idal war of 1968 when it came apart at the chicago convention over vietnam. just as then the party that prosecuted the war is the one suffering from are the division. back then it was lyndon johnson defending against bobby kennedy and eugene mccarthy. todays is another texas hawk defending against rand paul. the hawks versus the doves on republicanle turf. can rick perry stop rand paul? can he lead a movement headed to the coming convention in cleveland? it's been tried before, the efforts to kill the chances of a rising candidate. i love the line from nixon on the 1968 electoral come back. if you ever hear of a group forming up to stop x, put your money on kprk. if perry is out to stop paul the senator from kentucky might be the candidate who win this is thing. the one going up against hillary clinton. if they are ganging up on paul and perry think it is smart thing to do is pile on, put a few bucks on rand paul. i would. whether are you like his libertaria
the sharp debate over iraq and the iraq war promises an explosion and fallout into 2016 up there with the democratic fratric are idal war of 1968 when it came apart at the chicago convention over vietnam. just as then the party that prosecuted the war is the one suffering from are the division. back then it was lyndon johnson defending against bobby kennedy and eugene mccarthy. todays is another texas hawk defending against rand paul. the hawks versus the doves on republicanle turf. can rick...
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well as it were eric ever take over the iraq and what's in store for iraq that's it for this edition of. dramas the truth be ignored. stories others refuse to know truth from. food since changing the world writes never. come full picture of today's leaves. from around the globe. up to. fifty years of media leave us so we leave that maybe. the scene push to secure the play your part of the visible. pushes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politicking only on our t.v. . this is what we do we kill people and break things. we can see something if simple as people playing a soccer game you can see individual players and if you see the ball. you can almost see his facial expression you can see is a mouth open and crying out. maybe he cursed us or maybe he asked. for forgiveness for. there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or in. serious of a. basic right to. a polish going to be going to want to come to life for just a short changing every minute and. somehow make no valid laugh oh well. i have my own life ahead. let's mak
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and on the instability in iraq as the u.n. reveals the advance of islamist terrorism the bloodiest month in the country. also in iraq a new report reveals blackwater mercenaries are threatening to kill u.s. officials sent to investigate the pope was eventually suppressed the details. in a national news analysis all right here on r.t. international well live from moscow this evening you're with me. the ukrainian army has resumed a four scale military crackdown on the eastern provinces attacking several cities a temporary ceasefire ended overnight with care free fusing two extended this is a result of the attacks that began a right after the end of the truce at a school in the eastern ukrainian city of qom up ask a hole punched through its wall by a mortar round the residential areas of the city it endured as several hours of shelling overnight the journalists that filmed to that footage patrick lancaster got caught in the shelling himself he sent us this video. comes in to. talk. to. you sir you heard around four dozen explosio
and on the instability in iraq as the u.n. reveals the advance of islamist terrorism the bloodiest month in the country. also in iraq a new report reveals blackwater mercenaries are threatening to kill u.s. officials sent to investigate the pope was eventually suppressed the details. in a national news analysis all right here on r.t. international well live from moscow this evening you're with me. the ukrainian army has resumed a four scale military crackdown on the eastern provinces attacking...
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>> militants on the move in iraq conquering city after city. >> they've now taken mosul, iraq's second largest city, tikrit, saddam hussein's hometown, baiji, an iraqi oil refinery town, and today they are taking direct aim at baghdad. >> the country's government and military is literally disintegrating before our eyes. >> the situation is growing more urgent as american contractors are forced to evacuate and militants continue their march towards baghdad. >> happening now, iraq 2.0. >> stephen: yes, it's iraq 2.0, and like any upgrade, it's faster, once in a while everything crashes, and you get the error message: 404 government not found. [applause] because, folks, the news is iraq is being rapidly overrun by a terrorist group out of syria isis, the islamic state in iraq and syria. these are some bad hombres. isis has been described as better arms than the national armies of syria and iraq, partly because iraqi soldiers are handing over their weapons and uniforms peacefully. it's no surprise iraqi soldiers are shi'iting the bed here. jim? >> we've already seen just how ruthless they
>> militants on the move in iraq conquering city after city. >> they've now taken mosul, iraq's second largest city, tikrit, saddam hussein's hometown, baiji, an iraqi oil refinery town, and today they are taking direct aim at baghdad. >> the country's government and military is literally disintegrating before our eyes. >> the situation is growing more urgent as american contractors are forced to evacuate and militants continue their march towards baghdad. >>...
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and the jury's still out on what's going to happen there the big american mistake of course was in iraq but dr friedman i think you were replying to my question is very telling here because most examples of the quote unquote soviet aggression in fact the human example that you just mentioned the invasion of afghanistan it dates back to the soviet times where is all the examples that russia can cite it's exam of american aggression a very very recent isn't that actually. an instance of how americans really view russia through the prism of the soviet union you know seeing russia as these ghost or the bogeyman all of the soviet union whereas the american aggression the american policy is a very much current well i'm not sure i'd agree with you on that i mean. there was an effort for cooperation between the u.s. and russia but in two thousand and six if you remember after hamas won the elections in the palestinian legislative the assembly mr putin said hamas is not on our terrorist list number one and it's a big blow to american foreign policy in the middle east number two that's an example
and the jury's still out on what's going to happen there the big american mistake of course was in iraq but dr friedman i think you were replying to my question is very telling here because most examples of the quote unquote soviet aggression in fact the human example that you just mentioned the invasion of afghanistan it dates back to the soviet times where is all the examples that russia can cite it's exam of american aggression a very very recent isn't that actually. an instance of how...